The Toronto Student Transportation Group is an initiative between both the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board. Our goal is to ensure the health and safety of our students through various modes of transportation and to help families make informed decisions regarding their transportation choices when accessing education here in Toronto.
Spotlight
The E Bus?
Getting students to and from school in an environmentally sustainable way is one of the key missions for the Toronto Student Transportation Group. We are pleased to report that two of our school bus providers (Switzer-Carty Transportation and Wheelchair Accessible Transit) were recently awarded the opportunity to pilot electric school buses here in the City of Toronto. The pilot is sponsored by the Ministry of Transportation and is part of their five-year Climate Change action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 15% below 1990 levels by 2020, 37% by 2030, and 80% by 2050.
The Lion Electric Company has provided 13 ‘Ebuses’ for various school bus providers around the Province of Ontario. Transportation staff were out to inspect the bus and do a short ride along to get better acquainted with the new buses. These buses are marginally wider making it easier to navigate up and down the aisle of the bus. The most dramatic difference is the sound on the bus as there is no engine noise. The buses are so quiet that the company has equipped these buses with an external sound system so that when the bus drops below a certain speed, music starts to play as a means to let people know the bus is nearby. So if you’re standing on the side of the road and you hear something coming down the street; it might be the ice crème truck but may also be your new electric school bus!
“In order to have clean air in the cities, you have to go electric.” – Elon Musk
Current News
Welcome Back!
We hope everyone has enjoyed the summer break. Just a reminder to log into the new transportation portal starting August 16th to confirm your transportation information for the 2018-2019 school year and sign up for notification of school bus delays. Just a reminder that this is a new system and anyone who registered last year will have to sign up again this year on the new site. If you are new to transportation and did not provide your transportation application to the school prior to June please do so starting the week of August 27th when school staff return. Please be aware, however, that applications received at that time will likely take some time to process and service may not start for the first week of school.
Transportation information for 2018-2019 school year will be available mid August on our new Transportation Portal. Please return in August to set up an account and confirm the transportation information for your child.
Looking for your child's transportation information?
1. Transportation Portal: Access information specific to your child’s transportation, including route number, stop location, times and bus company contact details.
(Please be advised that we have purchased new transportation software and everyone will need to sign up in August on the new portal even if you already have an account with us.)
2. Toronto Student Transportation Group:
Phone: 416-394-4287
Fax: 416-394-3806
Email: transportation@torontoschoolbus.org
Web: www.torontoschoolbus.org
3. Your School: Schools have access to the transportation information and often post the routes to the main doors. Route maps identifying all the stops on the large capacity buses are also available on the Toronto Student Transportation Group website.
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The Toronto Student Transportation Group is an initiative between both the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board. Our goal is to ensure the health and safety of our students through various modes of transportation and to help families make informed decisions re...Information
- Parent Letter August 30, 2018
- Parent Letter August 21st, 2018
- TSTG Spring 2018 Newsletter
- New parent guide to transportation
- Access To Education
- Parent Safety Program (Kiss n Ride)
- Preparing Your Child for Using Public Transit Safely
- Purple Equals Parent Program
- Transportation Brochure
- Transportation Brochure For Students With Special Needs
- Safe Streets Guide 2016
- TSTG Policy Operation Manual revised 2018
- Toronto Effectiveness and Efficiency Report 2011
- Auditor General Report 2015
- Ontario Ombudsman Report on Student Transportation
Fast Facts
- Number of buses: 1816
- Number of students transported: 56,617
- Total distance traveled: 71,241 km
- Annual budget: $90 M
- Number of carriers: 7
- Change requests each September: 1400
